How to read call numbers

Fiction call numbers either have only one to two letters displayed as the call number, in which case you will search the shelf by the authors name, or they will have a letter and one to two words, in which case you will search the shelf by the words.

Nonfiction call numbers are Dewey Decimal numbers. These call numbers sometimes have a letter in front of the number, which indicates that the item is located in a special section of the library.

900 Geography & history
910 Geography & travel
920 Biography, genealogy, insignias
930 History of the ancient world
940 General history of Europe
950 General history of Asia & Far East
960 General history of Africa
970 General history of North America
980 General history of South America
990 General history of other areas